The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

Songwriter Shawn Mullins has been turning out superb albums for a decade now, and what better place to hear him than the Narrows Center in Fall River. Another blues summit at The Bailey in Marshfield, where the soulful vocals of Darrell Nulisch are backed by Weymouth guitar ace Rick Russell. Carly Tefft sings at Tinker's Son in Norwell. Saxman Elan Trotman grooves at Scullers in Boston. Johnny D's in Somerville has a double-bill, with tributes to The Who and Led Zeppelin. Nantasket cowboy Dave Foley rocks Mr. Dooley's in Boston. The Ali Amr Group with sizzling jazz at The Regattabar in Harvard Square. Danielle Miraglia sings at Toad in Cambridge. Abakus grooves at Brighton Music Hall. Folk rocker Steve Forbert returns to Club Passim in Cambridge. Russ Costa's blues at Mari's Place in Quincy.

FRIDAY'S BEST

Railroad Earth may be viewed as a jamband, but they have some really compelling original tunes, at the House of Blues in Boston. British soulman James Hunter at the Narrows Center (and at The Sinclair in Cambridge on Saturday). Bluesman Joe Louis Walker headlines The RegattaBar. Barricades rock The Beachcomber in Quincy. A metal-fest in Hull, when five heavy metal rock bands invade the C-Note. The Mike Garvey Band rocks Mari's Place. The acoustic/electric blues of Rishell & Raines at Club Passim. Ghosts of Jupiter, with Dopapod, rocks The Paradise in Boston. The Krazy Ivans shake up Presidents Rock Club in Quincy. The Matt Stubbs Band returns to The Next Page Cafe in Weymouth. Two blues bands at Johnny D's, when Gracie Curran's High Falutin' Band teams with The Racky Thomas Band. Lady Lamb and the Beekeeper at T.T. the Bear's in Cambridge. Brockton's inimitable Professor Harp brings the blues to Smoken' Joe's in Allston. Guitarist Steve Kimock's band jams at Brighton Music Hall. Bloodied and Blue raises the ante at Tinker's Son. Jazz from Antonio Sanchez at Scullers. The Charlie Keating Band at the nantasket Beach Resort. Ross Livermore performs at Salem's Howlin' Wolf Taqueria.

SATURDAY'S BEST

Don't be late for zydeco heart-throb Rosie Ledet's (left) 7 p.m. show at Johnny D's, and definitely bring your dancin' shoes. AER gets down at The House of Blues. Saxophonist Bill Evans' Soulgrass, with Marco Benevento, at The Regattabar. It's a comedy night at The Narrows Center, topped by Beantown favorite Tony V. Mike Zucco & the Mutha Funk Band at The C-Note. Sonic Disorder erupts at The Beachcomber. Mari's Place celebrates their anniverary with two bands, Deepwater Blues, and The Matthew Sweet Band. Boston songsmith Will Dailey at Club Passim. On Common Ground heats up Tinker's Son. The Tokyo Tramps sure to get Chilihead BBQ in West Bridgewater hopping. Tripping Lily performs at Studio Sessions Live at Duxbury's First Parish Chuch. Fellswater performs at The Loring-Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. The Americana sounds of The Patsy Hamel Band at Sally O'Brien's in Somerville. Songwriter Adam Jensen at Cafe 939 in Boston. Josh Lederman & the Czars at The Plough & Stars in Cambridge.

UPCOMING

A couple of big Sunday night shows are already soldout, including Pentatonix at the House of Blues, and Desaparecidos (with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes) at the Paradise. Tickets remain for the Sunday tribute to the Great American Songbook at Berklee Performance Center, which focuses on the work of Quincy Jones. Monday night buzz band Imagine Dragons at The House of Blues. Tuesday is busy: jazzmen Mike Stern and Randy Brecker at the RegattaBar; the folk duo Miriam at Toad; Talib Kweli grooving at the Middle East in Cambridge; and the Indigo Girls at Lupo's in Providence. Wednesday night The Eels headline the Paradise, Minnesota folksinger Cahrlie Parr worth a trip to Johnny D's; and also Wednesday, gotta love the band name Bagels the Dog, at The Beehive in Boston. March 1 welcomes a bevy of hot shows: Jonathan Edwards at the Narrows Center; and Americana songwriter Rod Picott at Johnny D's. Scituate's Girls Guns & Glory heat up the South Shore Folk Music Club's concert series at the Beal House in Kingston on March 2. Scotland's Django Django at The Paradise on March 11. And Graham Parker and the original Rumour rock The Met Cafe in Pawtucket on April 12.